Scoobie Doo

So, did everyone read the post about the missing dog I found? If not see below. I found the owners, and talked to them, but wasn't able to get back to them immediately. By the time I did call them back, only 1 day later, they had called my cell, my sister's cell, my home number, and my dads office 30+ times. The ONLY way they could've gotten the numbers besides my cell would have been to use the system at the prosecutors office, where the mother works, to illegally look up and use those numbers to harass me and my family. They left messages over and over saying we had to call them back, they didn't appreciate this, they would do anything to get the dog back. Finally they started leaving message after message that they had contacted a lawyer. There were going to call the police. They would be filing charges against me for theft.

I called them back when I got off work, and I told them nicely, but made it obvious that I was not happy with them, that I did not appreciate them calling me and my family 30+ times between 8am and 3pm, harassing us, and threatening to charge us with theft. I said that it had been 24 hours since I had talked with them, and while I understand they are eager to get their dog back, they don't know what is going on in my life, and that in fact, I had an emergency last night that prevented me from calling them, and then had to work all day. I said this was the first chance I could contact them. I reminded them that I found their dog, took their dog to a vet, fed and watered their dog, and even carried the dog to the yard to go to the bathroom since she couldn't walk at first. Finally, I said that this was in NO WAY considered theft, they should be thankful I took care of their dog, and it had only been 24-hours since I'd spoken with them and they had no clue what was going on in my life. I said I didn't appreciate the harassment or the illegal finding/using of my numbers. Then I took the dog to a public place to give back to them.

In PC news, I still haven't heard. I should be hearing literally any second! Hopefully tomorrow. If not, I'll call back Friday afternoon. So I'm pretty much nomination-less, stuck in priority limbo with a restriction, and going crazy waiting to hear about an invite! :) Its great. I actually sorta secretly like the fact that I have absolutely NO CLUE where I'll end up now. Of course, Latin America is most likely since its my region, but now it could literally change to any other region! Excitement!!!

Lost Dog :(

The poor puppy, I was driving to lunch today and found this dog. I wish we could keep her, she's such a sweet dog. She seems to be a Pit Bull, and American Pit Bull Terrier. Very sweet. 

She was laying in some soccer fields off the road, and something struck me as odd, so I went to check it out. I approached slow, since I didn't know the dog, and as soon as I got up to her, she rolled on her side. I patted my legs for her to stand up, and when she did, she immediately started shaking and had to collapse back to the ground. She had some sore-marks around her neck, and her paw pads were completely ripped up. When she stood up you could see just how thin and boney she was. 

I called my sister (since we live basically down the street) and she brought water (which was instantly completely gone) and a tiny bit of dog food (not too much since she hadn't been eating, that was also instantly gone). We called around to the Humane Society, Animal Control, and PAWS but couldn't get anyone. Finally, we called my cousin, animal person and used to work at a vets, and she suggested taking her to Parkdale Animal Hospital since they were open and take walk-ins. We had to carry the poor dog to the car.

When we got there, I went into the office while Caitlin waited in the car with the dog, and told them I had a walk in, no leash or collar bc we found her on the side of the road. I swear to you, their entire office ran out. The vet, an older man, carried her inside through a side door that enters into a check-up room. All the front desk girls, vet techs, and other vets were in the room. People would walk by, stick their heads in. So many times we and others would explain where we found her, how, and what was wrong. Mostly what was wrong was her feet--from running around so long and especially on concrete a lot, her pads were just shredded up. The vet had to clip a lot of skin off and bandage them. Also, they gave her a shot--she didn't even flinch! Finally, they gave us a bag of food, pain killers, and antibiotics for the next 5 days...as well as the vet visit--all free of charge, just because they were so happy we had helped her.

Right now, she's at my mom's house in the garage. Let me tell you, my mother is not happy. Her first words were "ITS A PIT BULL!!!!!!!!" ....but really, we looked it up, and these dogs, despite the bad stigma they have, are actually great companion dogs with good temperaments. Which is good. My mom is giving us 48 hours to find her home :( Then we have to take her some place else...who knows where...*sigh* But at least we've helped her for now. She's feeling better, slept all day, has started to try to walk, but is clearly wobbly and in pain and can't stand for long. She's eating and drinking, which is good. We are making sure she doesn't eat too much since she hasn't had food. 

So this is one of 2 flyers we made. This one we are going to put in places like the grocery or coffee shops in the area--places where you'll actually see the flyer close up and can stop and look. I like it because I think the flyer is eye-catching. The other flyer is just big bold black letters, saying the same things, but spaced out line by line. That one will be for putting on like poles and stop signs. We also put an ad in the news paper (online, and maybe print? we aren't sure) and craigslist. But I'm going to make SURE if I get a call, that it is actually their dog...something identifying...like give me her name and see if she responds...or tell me about her markings. Something.

What a sweetie.

 

Wish me luck on finding her owners! So sad. Hopefully we find them soon. Hrm...I should put flyers at firework stores/stands...